Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-05-19
Correspondence Of the Beacon.)
SAMOHT SAYS HIS SAY.

Statc Cntrh CoD,mittec Meti~g-7ze
N,rt G0c,rhoy-Htoair CHt,HHid
-Gcory, Co'!o"-St Mary's Visitors
III, 7ojoc,o Mark,t
BALTIMORE, May Is, 1887.
You have done more to-day to establish
and strengthen good will among the party
than any time during the past 10 years"
These were the closing remarks of Sena
tor German 10 the members Of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee last Thurs
day, and truer words were never spoken.
II was anticipated that the Committee
would take some action 10 insure honest
judges and Clerks Of Election, and the
resolutions adopted 10 that end have given
universal satisfaction and united the party.
| have never hcsitated to say that there
has been corrupt influences brought 10
bear III the management OF primary cleo
tions IN Baltimore. They were exception
al though. rather than rule. But when
such men a> some Of the judges and Clerks
OF the last election Were put in the win
dows. all honest democrats were clamor-
Gus for measures guarding against such
contingency in the future.
The State Central Committee promptly
applied the remedy. And strange To say
the only voice raised in the Committee
against the appointment of the Board of
Review, was that of Alvin Robertson, Clerk
OF the Circuit Court and one of Frank
Morrison's most devoted followers. There
i nothing left for us to do" said Morrison
to the members of the Crescent Club. Yet
he claims that the initial step for reform
came from the Crescent This is too thin.
The kind Of reform the biz Chief tried to
inaugurate was 10 split the democratic par
~ and SCI up a Morrison party, for the ac-
Complishmcnt OF personal ends and To re
ycngc himself upon those who beat him in
the last Council Election.
He knew As well as anybody that the
Central Committee would do just what it
did do. Buthc tried - head il off by calling
the City Convention and getting that body
10 uSurp the powers Of the Committee
This scheme as before shown didn't work
When Mr.. Morrison set himself up rs bell
we;hor ot the flock the sheep wouldn't fol-
low him into strange pastures and now he
can come back 10 the old fields that are now
cleared Of the few tares that were in them
or he can flock in his own field all by
himself which ever he likes. Ii Is a matter
Of No consequence 10 the party whether
he stays cut or in.
Peace will reign. Men who have stayed
away from the primaries, having the as
surance now, that everything will be CON
Quoted fairly, will turn out as of old, good
men will be nominated and the democratic
majoriticS will be largely increased.
Tue NENr GOVERNOR.
Politicians here seem 10 be all at sea
about 4 candidate for Governor. The fight
seems t. have narrowed down between
Roberts and jackson, though exJudge
Fisher, Postmaster Frank Brown, and Hon.
Barnes Compton are still talked Of a. hav-
iug possible show. II is pretty well un-
derstcod that Compton Is Senator Germans
first choice. The Republicans don't seem
II be taking any interest in local politics ST
all They say they wont fuse" any more
and knowing tina; they haven't strength
( enough ~ accomplish anything alone they
are kintof dying Of with the dry rot
TITE Masonic CENTENNIAL.
The City was full Of life las, week. The
Centennial of the Masonic Grand Lodge
Of Maryland brought about 1000 visitors,
and the Pimlioo races nearly the same NUM-
Der. The city Was decorated with bunting
and tlie air frOm morning till night was
iull Of the music Of brass hands and the
din OF drum corps. The hotel men, the